The bond of family goes much further than blood ties...

Miriam's dying wish was for her son Maxim to be saved. When Helga and Markus Bauer, along with their son Lukas, are tasked with this, they know it will be no easy feat. Life in the Ukraine is harsh and war is coming.

As the Soviet Army expanded their oppression and depopulation of Ukraine, they started to relocate Ukrainian people and the colony of Budny to the icy region of Siberia. With their future uncertain, the Bauer must do everything they can to survive, no matter the cost. Then WWII comes, tragedy strikes and the family is separated. The boys must learn all too quickly what it takes to be a man in wartime.

Their dream, when they were children, is to get to America, but with the uncertainty war brings, day-to-day survival is the most important thing.